Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-05-28
NEWS.
a Very Extensive and Destructive
CONFEDERATION in New York.
the GREATEST SUFFERERS WERE POOR PEG.
PIE, WHO LOSE THEIR PROPERTY.
Grand Demonstration at Ottawa IN
Honor Of Iansdowne.
ENGLISH FINANCIAL INFLUENCE GROWING
IN the CITY OF MEXICO.
Seven Bandits Surprised by a Sheriff
and His Posse.
ESPECIAL TO THE sENrrsrL.l
A s1,sao,ooo blaze in New "

New YORK, May M.-Flames
broke out at 80 A. M. in the south
end Belt line of stables on Tenth Az
enue, between Twenty-third and
Twenty-filth streets. The building was
entirely destroyed, with 1000 horses
and nearly all the cars in the building.
Two blocks of buildings are also in
flames.
LATER-The flames spread SO quickly
that there was no chance to save the
books of the company. In the stables
were over 1000 horses and several
hundred cars. Only 10 hand-cars
were saved. AT 2 o'clock the walls Of
the building fell in with a crash,
sending millions of sparks and blazing
pieces of wood high in the air. A call
Of three skies had been made as soon
as the Fire Chief arrived at the scene,
and the engines from all parts Of the
city, With hook and ladder companies
were readily coming. The heat from
the flaming buildings was SO great
that several firemen and two police
men were Frustrated. At AS A. NJ.
the flames, aided by the strong, high
wind which was prevailing, had leaped
across the wide avenue and commune
Gated to the whole block on the east
side between Fifty-third and Fifty
fourth ~screets. The block was COM
posed of six-story tenament houses
and a coal-yard. The terror-stricken
tenants poured out OF the buildings
like a swarm of bees, praying, fight
ing, and cursing by turns. The scene
of terror was indescribable. The
buildings burned rapidly, though the
parts facing the avenue were of brown
stone, and by 2:30 A. NJ. they were
completely Quilted. The flames spread
to the entire square. owe to Ninth
Avenue. At 2:30 A. NJ. the next block
below had caught fire, and was blaz-
ing fiercely. The streets in the vi
entity, for blocks away, were
filed with frightened, crying,
and woe-stricken tenants, fleeing
from the ravages of the flames. The
fire attracted thousands of awe-stricken
spectators. The loss to the Belt line
people is probably not less than $780,
900. 1t is estimated now that the en-
tire loss will be over M million dol
: lars. The tenement houses were
thickly peopled, every floor had from
four" to five families. All were poor
people, who will lose all their pro-
perry. 1t is not known how the fire
originated. A number of men slept
in the car stable.
$50 A. MA telephone message
just received from the fire, says: 1t is
!, belived there has been a heavy loss o.
life. A number Of fremen and police
men were overcome by the heat and
sent to the Roosevelt Hospital.
$40 A. additional reports in.
! dictate that the destruction of property
was much greater than at first re.
ported, but figures cannot now be
given.
3:45 A. M.-Seventy-five buildings,
mostly frame tenements, inhabited by
poor people, a soap factory, and q
brewery, are among the buildings
burned. The fire is believed to be
under control.
LATER-The loss is now estimated
at 81, 1926, 900. The fire ragged from
/ 80 o'clock till daybreak. The sun
rose on a scene of d~esolation, but with
the tired firemen the masters of the
situation. The bodies of 1900 horses
were roasting in the ruins of the sta
bles. More than 100 families, mostly
very poor people, had been rendered
homeless. Any number of people
have been Frustrated by the heat.
Men, women and children wandered
all night, looking over the ruins of
their wrecked homes. The insurance
will be less than $500 1000.
Lansdowne's Return Home.
OTTAWA, May 27.-The Governor
General and Lady Lansdowne arrived
at home from Toronto at 80 o'clock
this afternoon. They had received an
enthusiastic welcome all along the
route, and the demonstration at OF
tawa was the grandest ever seer in the
city. The procession was headed by a
bicycle club, and an escort of 300
mounted citizens, and six brass bands
were distributed through the process
sion. A very large number of vehicles
and private citizens followed. There
was an enormous in the
square, estimates varying from $4,000
to 10000 persons. At the conclusion
of the addresses the children sang
"God Save the Queen" and other
choruses, and a vast crowd cheered
themselves hoarse. While the Vice
Regal part was leaving the children
started up "John Browns Body" and
after singing a verse or two, diverted
it into "Hang O'Brien to a Sour APP
pie Tree"
English Financial Influence Grow.
ing.
Cry OF Mexico, May PA re-
port was current in financial circles
yesterday that the contract for operat-
ing a mint in this city is to be trans
ferred to a syndicate Of English capital